| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 46 |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 36 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 788 |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 75 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 22 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 92 |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 110 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 4 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Top 100 Irish Albums (2004)
| 98 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) -The 250 Greatest Irish Albums of All Time (2009)
| 62 |
| Irish Times (Ireland) - The Top 40 Irish albums (2008)
| 24 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 50 Greatest Debut Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 187 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 100 Albums that Don't Appear in All Other Top 100 Album Lists (1999)
| 16 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 175 |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 27 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995)
| 38 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 2 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 952 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 52 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4 Bones |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 7 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 4 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 3 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 20 |